1、— If everyone asked for information like you,we would be so busy we would die.
— But I wouldn't need to ask if you actively_________the information.
A．reviewed
B．released
C．restored
D．registered
2、The professor ______ sit in his study for hours when he worked on the new project.
A. could B. might C. would D. should
3、All the children were well brought up and in good ___________ condition.
A. personal B. physical
C. natural D. optional
4、--- What will you do during the summer holiday?
---I don’t know, but it’s high time ________ something.
A. I’m deciding B. I’ll decide
C. I decide D. I decided
5、Peter’ shirt looked just the same as Tom’s，but it cost ______ his．
A．as much twice as B．twice as much as
C．much as twice as D．as twice much as
6、Helen had left her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband______home．
A．comes
B．had come
C．came
D．would come
7、The cold closed in on the city, _______ served as a reminder that winter was here.
A．that
B．it
C．who
D．which
8、I am afraid he is more of a talker than a doer, which is _______ he never finishes anything.
A.why B.where C.when D.that
9、--What do you think of cloning?
--No doubt it’s a great invention. But ________, it may have some side effects.
A．if not properly handling B．if properly not handled
C．if not properly handled D．if properly not handling
10、The car's________ has improved a lot since a new engine has been applied to it．
A．character B．performance
C．appearance D．attraction
11、Stephon Marbury, 40, who helped the club—Beijing Ducks _____ three CBA championship titles will end his basketball career in China.
A. secure B. grasp
C. purchase D. reserve
12、 The frightened crowd stood ________, not knowing what to do while he alone stayed _______ in the face of the danger and led all the people out safe and sound.
A. calmly; quiet B. still; calm
C. quietly; calm D. still; quiet
13、—What does ATM _____?
—Automated teller machine, which allows people to take out money by using your bank card.
A. take for B. stand for
C. stand in D. take in
14、The literature masterpiece Macbeth by Shakespeare will be better understood if readers look at the tragedy in the historical _________ of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, an era of relative stability.
A.content B.contest C.context D.contact
15、Its new flying car has completed its first flight, ______ the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.
A.to bring B.having brought C.bringing D.brought
16、The pencil looks as if it _______ with half of it in the glass of water.
A. were broken B. broke
C. breaks D. was broken
17、—He is good at a lot of things but it doesn’t mean he is perfect.
—______ Actually no one is.
A．You must be kidding.
B．Let’s get going.
C．Thank goodness.
D．I’m with you on that.
18、— I have to go now because I must be ______ for class.
— What a pity! See you!
A. modest B. punctual C. desperate D. adequate
19、Although ________ to stop, he kept on working
A.tell B.telling C.having told D.told
20、His casual clothes were not______for such a formal occasion.
A. ready B. accurate C. appropriate D. special
21、Learning a foreign language is important, but many people think it impossible for them to master another language. As a speaker of 10 languages I know the benefits of speaking more than one language.【1】 . To start with we need to dispel four common misconceptions about language learning.
Language learning is difficult.
It is only difficult to learn a language if you don’t want to. Learning a language takes time, but is not difficult. You mostly need to listen and read. 【2】. I have done it many times. Soon you feel the satisfaction of understanding another language.
【3】
No you don’t. Anyone who wants to, can learn. In Sweden and Holland most people speak more than one language. They can’t just all be gifted at languages. Foreign athletes in North America usually learnt o speak English faster than people in more formal learning environments. In language learning it is attitude, not aptitude, that determines success.
You have to live where the language is spoken.
Some immigrants to North America never learn to speak more than halting English. 【4】.
In 1968, I learned to speak Mandarin fluently while living in Hong Kong, where few people spoke it. With the Internet, language content is available to anyone with a computer, and you can download it to your iPod and listen. Where you live is not an obstacle.
Only children can learn to speak another language well.
Recent brain research has demonstrated that our brains remain plastic well into old age. Adults who lose their eyesight have to learn a new language, braille, for example. 【5】 I have learned 4 languages since the age of 55. Adults only need the child’s willingness to experiment and desire to communicate, without the fear of ridicule.
A．Believe me, it is that simple.
B．You have to have a gift for learning languages.
C．You have to need formal classroom instruction.
D．Yet we meet people in other countries who speak flawless English.
E．We simply have to change the way we go about learning languages.
F．Adults have a wide vocabulary in their own language and are better language learners than children.
G．A majority of school children graduate unable to communicate in languages they learn for ten years or more.
22、The Forbidden City is well known for being full of Chinese cultural and historical relics. But Masters in the Forbidden City does not just focus on the stories of the past.
Instead, the documentary movie, which came out in Chinese cinemas on Dec. 16, focuses on ordinary people — the restorers of relics and antiquities.
The stories are told at a slow and relaxed pace, reflecting the restorers’ work. Restoration of cultural relics and antiques can be time-consuming, and sometimes boring. Yet these restorers’ patience and peace of mind are especially precious in a society where everything is changing so fast.
“If you choose this job, you have to stand hours of work sitting on a chair. You need to be quiet and get used to being quiet,” says Wang Jin, an ancient clock repair expert.
A touching part of the documentary is the spirit of craftsmanship (工艺) in the restorers. “Years of humdrum work requires not only skill, but also faith and spirit,” China Daily commented. “Looking for preciseness and perfection, devoting yourself to work, patience, loneliness... All these qualities come from the craftsman spirit.”
But unlike the popular idea of serious experts who sit around being serious, the documentary shows off the enthusiasm of the restorers. They play their guitars and make jokes about each other after a long day of restoration work.
One scene that has been very popular with Internet users features a young female restorer riding a bicycle through the empty Forbidden City on a Monday. While she is doing this, a narrator says, “The last person to do this was Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.”
Masters in the Forbidden City has proved wrong many people’s ideas about antique restorers, allowing them to realize that they are not old, dull professors, but people in their 40s, 30s and even 20s who can be quite pleasing to the eye.
【1】According to the text, what’s the main purpose of the documentary Masters in the Forbidden City?
A．To draw attention to Chinese antique restorers' lives.
B．To show people how antiques are restored.
C．To display relics seldom seen by ordinary people.
D．To praise the craftsmanship of Chinese antique restorers.
【2】What can we learn from Wang Jin’s words?
A．he often gets tired with his work.
B．antique restorers need to be patient and peaceful.
C．there is no need to do restoration work fast.
D．it takes years of hard work to adapt to antique restoration.
【3】What does the underlined word “humdrum” probably mean?
A．Different.
B．Relaxing.
C．Unusual.
D．Boring.
【4】What is the author’s purpose of mentioning the bicycle-riding scene in the documentary?
A．To remind the audience of the last Qing emperor.
B．To show the strange hobbies of young antique restorers.
C．To show that the documentary breaks from (摆脱) the old, dull image of antique restorers.
D．To encourage the young to consider a career in antique restoration in the future.
23、 Does an unborn baby know his mothers' voice? Psychology professor Anthony DeCasper designed an experiment to find it out. He placed padded earphones over a newborn's ears and gave him a bottle nipple(奶嘴) attached to a closed rubber tube Changes in pressure in the tube switched channels on a tape recorder. If the baby paused extra long between bursts of sucking(吮吸) he heard one channel; if he paused shorter than average, he heard the other. The baby now had the ability, in effect, to change.
DeCasper found that newborns choose the recording of their mothers' voice over that of another woman's. The baby, however, has no innate(天生的) interest in his father's voice, which is heard in the womb(子宫) only: from time to time, while the mother’s voice is ever present. Within two weeks after birth, however, the baby can recognize Dad’s voice,too.
A newborn is even attuned (调和)to the rhythm of his native language. In a French study using a setup similar to DeCasper's, French babies given the choice between French and Russian words responded more to the sound of French.
Brian Satt, a research specialist in clinical psychology, has parents sing a lullaby-like 'womb song' to their babies. The unborn baby often develops a specific, consistent movement pattern when its song is sung. According to Satt, most parents can calm a fussy newborn with the song most of the time, which is a prize worth more than rubies to a new parent.
He is woken up by a heavy jolt (颠簸):His mother has fallen heavily on one hip. He is much too well cushioned (缓冲) to experience any injury, but her pain and the fear that she may have hurt him floods both their bodies with stress-related hormones. He cries and kicks vigorously, a cry never heard because there is no air to make sound. As she recovers, the stress hormones fade away, and he calms down, too.
【1】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.An unborn baby can occasionally hear his fathers voice
B.DeCasper's approach proved effective in a French experiment
C.An unborn baby has a good command of his native language
D.Padded earphones are used in DeCasper's experiment
【2】According to the author, an unborn baby _______.
A.is unable to identify his mother's lullaby after birth
B.is able to identify his mother's voice rather than that of others’
C.is able to help release stress-related hormones
D.is able to distinguish French accent from Russian accent
【3】It is known from the passage that _______.
A.mother's stress, anger or shock might not hurt the unborn baby in the womb
B.an unborn baby’s cry might never be heard because of the condition of the womb
C.lullabies are always useful in calming a fussy newborn
D.an unborn baby has to kick violently and repeatedly in the womb
【4】The author believes that the reaction of an unborn baby to his mother's voice _______.
A.belongs to one of the natural tendencies some animals also have
B.is an indication which shows an unborn baby can use all his senses after birth
C.is a physiological reaction of human beings
D.is the most important factor which leads an unborn baby to the survival in the womb
24、Here are our suggestions for keeping busy this week. Dive in!
Take to the waves in Southampton
Always fancied trying your hand at sailing? Now’s your chance. The Southampton Boat Show has plenty of opportunities for visitors to get out on the water to experience boat sailing, powerboating or taking a ride on a RIB--all for free.
Discover an island on the Thames
To celebrate Totally Thames, a month-long festival is held at various locations across London. We’ve discovered 21 of the river’s most fascinating islands--all of them with interesting stories to tell. Make the most of it with our map here.
Catch great films in Bristol
Over six days, Encounters Film Festival screens up to 400 films from over 60 different countries. The Bristol festival provides a platform for international filmmakers, and offers a gateway to the likes of the BAFTAs, Oscars and European Film Awards. See here for full details.
Get scientific in London
Experience the latest, best and most challenging science covering all areas of our lives and universe at New Science Live at ExCel London. New Scientist Live is a four-day festival full of ideas and discoveries from the team behind the world’s most popular science weekly magazine, featuring four zones--Brain&Body, Technology, Earth and Universe--as well as talks from experts and over 200 exhibitors.
【1】Which is the most suitable for moviegoers?
A．Take to the waves in Southampton.
B．Discover an island on the Thames.
C．Catch great films in Bristol.
D．Get scientific in London.
【2】What is true about New Scientist Live?
A．A science weekly magazine.
B．A festival where ideas and discoveries are shared.
C．A festival to celebrate great scientist.
D．An exhibition to show scientific discoveries.
【3】Where can you find the text?
A．On a noticeboard.
B．In a newspaper.
C．On a website.
D．In a book review.
25、 There are advantages and disadvantages to coming from a large family. The disadvantages are never so _______ as when someone wants to go to _______ .For a large family with a single parent, they _______.
My mother made just enough to pay the bills and _______the other children at home. If I desired to go to college, it was up to me to _______ ways. I found that I qualified for some grants (助学金）because of my _______ and my SAT scores. There was enough to _______ school fees, but not enough for room and _______. I accepted a tough job as part of a work-study program —_______ dishes in the school cafeteria. It was the ________ work I had ever done. And my________ went up and down.
Just when I thought my college career was coming to the ________ ，an angel appeared. He ________ asked me to cook meals for his grandparents and help them get up and go to bed on ________ but paid twice the money I’d made washing dishes. Now I would have time to study.
Grandma spent hours playing her old off-key piano. One day，she ________ to teach me the art because she thought my life needed some fun. Weekends in their house became more than just ________ and cooking; they were filled with ________sounds.
Sadly, during Christmas break Grandma died of a chest cold. Then Grandpa was put in a retirement home. Surprisingly, I ________ an envelope from Grandma. In it was enough money to pay for the rest of my school year and a request that I ________piano lessons.
Now, years later, when I walk by a piano, I ________and think of the scene where Grandma is playing the piano too, smiling at me.
【1】A.tiresome B.apparent C.impressive D.delicate
【2】A.work B.bed C.class D.college
【3】A.double B.decline C.appear D.spread
【4】A.educate B.help C.support D.satisfy
【5】A.depend on B.pick up C.find out D.set aside
【6】A.situation B.background C.statement D.story
【7】A.escape B.cover C.face D.cancel
【8】A.clothing B.food C.transport D.shelter
【9】A.cooking B.serving C.preparing D.washing
【10】A.worst B.shortest C.hardest D.latest
【11】A.grades B.spirits C.pains D.gains
【12】A.destination B.top C.middle D.end
【13】A.simply B.deliberately C.honestly D.calmly
【14】A.Sundays B.weekends C.weekdays D.holidays
【15】A.preferred B.planned C.decided. D.offered
【16】A.books B.dishes C.cares D.words
【17】A.noisy B.various C.wonderful D.strange
【18】A.accepted B.remembered C.received D.fetched
【19】A.run B.take C.give D.review
【20】A.cry B.whisper C.tremble D.smile
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I especially like a poem I learned in kindergarten. Although it has been more than 40 years, I still often recite it.
My Teacher Mr. Moore
There’s a teacher Mr. Moore.
Who is lovely and thirty-four.
Always encouraging us to try.
He leads us to a world of “why”.
We all admire him more and more.
The author of this poem is unknown, but it reminds me of the countless teachers who have taught me. Whenever I read this poem, I couldn’t help thinking of my math teacher, Mrs. Davies. I firmly believe that she was such a teacher described in the poem.
In high school, Mrs. Davies was my math. teacher, who took her job seriously and expected her students to put forth the same degree of commitment. Though she was 30, she looked very young for her age. And she was one of the most popular teachers in our school.
Compared with other teachers, Mrs. Davies paid more attention to her way of teaching. She tried various ways to make her classes lively and interesting.
Strict but fair, she held our attention with her time-proven approach. One of her classes was for students who were more advanced academically. I chose to take it and soon realized that the course was a bit over my head. I struggled with the complex problems that others seemed to learn without much effort.
One Friday we were tested on our ability to use a theorem(定理) that no one in the class thoroughly understood. The teacher should grade our papers based on our ability to progress through the problem. I was absolutely lost. Finally, I didn’t use the required theorem. Instead, I decided to use more familiar theorems to arrive at the answer. I knew I had failed because I hadn’t done the required assignment. I became resigned to my fate.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答
Our test papers were handed back the following Monday.
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Though I didn’t use the required theorem, Mrs. Davies seemed genuinely proud of me.
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